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If Pamir Highway is followed from Osh, the route of the highway can be written as follows: Osh city – Taldyk lane (3615 m, pass through the Alay Range) – Gulcha village – Gulcha river valley – Kyrgyzstan lane (3541 m) – Sary-Tash village (Alay valley) – Kyzylart lane (4250 m, pass through the Trans-Alay range, entrance to the territory of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, border ...
My favorite itinerary begins in the city of Ho Chi Minh before going to Hội An to visit the famous Night Market and experience a basket-boat tour. Next, I recommend making your way to Hanoi.
The Pamir Mountains are a range of mountains between Central Asia and South Asia. They are located at a junction with other notable mountains, namely the Tian Shan, Karakoram, Kunlun, Hindu Kush and the Himalaya mountain ranges. They are among the world's highest mountains. Much of the Pamir Mountains lie in the Gorno-Badakhshan region of ...
The road leads through the Taghdumbash Pamir to the Karakoram Highway 80 kilometres (50 mi) away. The valley to the east of Wakhjir Pass on the Chinese side is the Chalachigu Valley . It is entirely closed to visitors; however, local residents and herders from the area are permitted access.
Pamir Highway Route Chinese workers build a bridge on the road between Dushanbe and Khujand, 2007. The total length of roads in the country is 27,800 kilometers, nearly all of which were built before 1991. Automobiles account for more than 90% of the total volume of passenger transportation and more than 80% of domestic freight transportation. [5]
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The Kulma Pass [1] (Tajik: Перевал Кульма, [2] Chinese: 阔勒买山口) or Qolma Pass, [3] also referred to as Karasu Pass, [4] is a mountain pass across the Pamir Mountains on the border between Murghob District, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region in Tajikistan and Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China.
A rough road also leads to the Little Pamir from Murghab in Tajikistan, and was the route by which the Soviets occupied the eastern part of Wakhan. The border is now closed. In 2000 the road was used to deliver humanitarian aid to the Kyrgyz of the Little Pamir, [9] and in 2003 a trade fair was held at the border for a few hours. [1]